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ceph vs R: What are the differences?
ceph: A free-software storage platform. In computing,It is a free-software storage platform, implements object storage on a single distributed computer cluster, and provides interfaces for object-, block- and file-level storage; R: A language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R provides a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modelling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, clustering, ...) and graphical techniques, and is highly extensible.
ceph can be classified as a tool in the "File Storage" category, while R is grouped under "Languages".
Instacart, Zalando, and Thumbtack are some of the popular companies that use R, whereas ceph is used by DigitalOcean, Twilio SendGrid, and Mirantis. R has a broader approval, being mentioned in 128 company stacks & 97 developers stacks; compared to ceph, which is listed in 13 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.
Pros of ceph
- Open source4
- Block Storage2
- Storage Cluster1
- Obejct Storage1
- S3 Compatible1
- Object Storage1
Pros of R Language
- Data analysis86
- Graphics and data visualization64
- Free55
- Great community45
- Flexible statistical analysis toolkit38
- Access to powerful, cutting-edge analytics27
- Easy packages setup27
- Interactive18
- R Studio IDE13
- Hacky9
- Shiny apps7
- Shiny interactive plots6
- Preferred Medium6
- Automated data reports5
- Cutting-edge machine learning straight from researchers4
- Machine Learning3
- Graphical visualization2
- Flexible Syntax1
- Specially made for statistics1
- Domain knowledge out of the box1
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Cons of ceph
Cons of R Language
- Very messy syntax6
- Tables must fit in RAM4
- Arrays indices start with 13
- Messy syntax for string concatenation2
- No push command for vectors/lists2
- Messy character encoding1
- Poor syntax for classes0
- Messy syntax for array/vector combination0